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baku

/ˈbækuː/

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British/ˈbakʉw/

baku noun: a type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.

baku: a type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares
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Noun

baku

  1. (Japanese) A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
    • The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49
    • A person awakening from a nightmare should call three times saying, "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus summoned, the Baku will turn bad omens into good fortune by devouring evil influences.2008, "Baku", entry in Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible, Octopus Publishing Group, page 113

Proper noun capitalized: Baku

Baku

  1. The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
    • COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement.2024 November 25, Laura Paddison, “The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future”, in CNN

baku meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

baku in Hindi

बाकू, बाकु

baku in Tamil

பாகு, பாக்கு

baku in Marathi

बाकू, बाकु

baku in Urdu

باکو, بکو
More languagesFewer languages
baku in Bengali
বাকু, বাকূ
baku in Telugu
బాకు, బాకూ
baku in Malayalam
ബാക്കു, ബാകു
baku in Kannada
ಬಾಕು, ಬಾಕೂ
baku in Punjabi
ਬਾਕੂ
baku in Gujarati
બાકૂ, બાકુ, બકુ
baku in Odia
ବାକୁ, ବାକୂ
baku in Nepali
बाकु, बाकू

Origin of baku

Borrowed from Japanese 獏 (“spirit that feeds on nightmares”).

From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Words formed from baku

Questions about baku

What does baku mean?
Baku means a type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
What is baku in Hindi?
Baku in Hindi is बाकू, बाकु. See Baku meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is baku?
Baku can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baku?
Baku is pronounced /ˈbækuː/ (UK).

Words near baku in the dictionary

  1. bakstone
  2. bakstones
  3. baktun
  4. baktunob
  5. baktuns
  6. baku
  7. bakuchiol
  8. BakuDeku
  9. bakufu
  10. bakufus
  11. bakula

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: baku (page history and authors); Baku (page history and authors); baku (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baku (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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